Some extra notes for this forum post: https://eileenslounge.com/viewtopic....313578#p313578

I took a look at this



Here is the test file and folder details https://i.postimg.cc/pX90bM2Q/MM-Pro...est-Folder.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/2SN78v0H/MM-Pro...est-Folder.jpg


Sample File ___ sample.wmv https://app.box.com/s/leu06ql1fu9uzt59wnoizedg85qoo7k4
Folder ___ MMPropertyTest https://app.box.com/s/27u7dyjee3rez44pdjq52uu2e7tgzu8v
File with coding in ___ Movie Maker Versions.xls https://app.box.com/s/axle7nflnmgkfbztto1wsmhc2ml2ynes
' c009 Built in VBA FileLen( ) way , ' c109 Scripting Runtime Object Library way
Code:
Sub SumSnbs_() '         http://www.eileenslounge.com/viewtopic.php?p=313578#p313578     https://www.snb-vba.eu/VBA_Bestanden.html#L_2.17
Dim FileThing As Variant, FolderThing As Variant, FlFldrNme As String
'  c009   Built in  VBA FileLen( )  way
 Let FlFldrNme = Dir(PathName:=ThisWorkbook.Path & Application.PathSeparator & "*", Attributes:=vbDirectory + vbNormal)
    Do While Left(FlFldrNme, 1) = "."    '    https://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=60879&p=325335#post325335
     Let FlFldrNme = Dir
    Loop '  While Left(FlFldrNme, 1) = "."
    Do While FlFldrNme <> ""
    Debug.Print FlFldrNme & "     ";
     Let FileThing = FileLen(ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & FlFldrNme) '  VBA built in way
        If FileThing = 0 Then  '  Probably got a Folder
        '  c109    Scripting Runtime Object Library  way
         Let FolderThing = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject").GetFolder(ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & FlFldrNme).Size
         Debug.Print FolderThing
        Else  '  Probably got a file
         Debug.Print FileThing & "     "; '  VBA built in way
         Let FileThing = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject").GetFile(ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & FlFldrNme).Size
         Debug.Print FileThing            '  c109    Scripting Runtime Object Library  way
        End If
     Let FlFldrNme = Dir
    Loop ' While vTemp <> ""
End Sub
Results:
Code:
 sample.wmv     643170      643170 
Microsoft Scripting Runtime  Library referrence.JPG     96231      96231 
snbsize.JPG     96857      96857 
Windows Script Host Object Model  Library referrence.JPG     85009      85009 
MySubFolder      96857 
Movie Maker Versions.xls     1630720      1630720
Conclusions:
Both the in-built VBA file size function and the file size from scripting file system object appear to give a nice Bytes size number
The folder size from the scripting file system object gives a similar number. (Note that in the folder, MySubFolder, is a single file, snbsize.JPG, and I also ran the code with nothing in MySubFolder and got a size of 0. So it would appear that an empty folder has a size of the things in it.



' c309 Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation way

Code:
Sub MicrosoftShellControlsAndAutomation() '  referrence  Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation     https://i.postimg.cc/Fz9zrnNm/Tools-Referrences-Microsoft-Shell-Controls-And-Automation.jpg     https://i.postimg.cc/sDC9S54h/Tools-Referrences-Microsoft-Shell-Controls-And-Automation.jpg
'  c309  Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation   way
Dim oShell As Shell32.Shell: Set oShell = New Shell32.Shell
 Dim Itm As Shell32.FolderItem, objFolder As Shell32.Folder: Set objFolder = oShell.Namespace(ThisWorkbook.Path)
    For Each Itm In objFolder.Items
     Debug.Print Itm.Name & "   " & Itm.Size & "   " & objFolder.GetDetailsOf(Itm, 1)
    Next Itm
End Sub
Results:
Code:
 sample.wmv   643170   628 KB
Microsoft Scripting Runtime  Library referrence.JPG   96231   93,9 KB
snbsize.JPG   96857   94,5 KB
Windows Script Host Object Model  Library referrence.JPG   85009   83,0 KB
MySubFolder   0   
Movie Maker Versions.xls   1630720   1,55 MB
Conclusion:
The .size and .GetDetailsOf(Itm, 1) seem to give different numbers and the .size looks like the nice number
It seems to be broken for a folder. The .size gives 0 and the .GetDetailsOf(Itm, 1) gives nothing



' c709 VBA Open For Input Close way

Code:
'   c709    VBA  Open For Input  Close    way
Sub c709() '  https://www.snb-vba.eu/VBA_Bestanden.html#L_2.17    Size: file size / file length in bytes
Dim vTemp As Variant
Open ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & "sample.wmv" For Input As #1
 Let vTemp = LOF(1): Debug.Print vTemp '  643170
Close

'Open ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & "MySubFolder" For Input As #1    '  Does not work for Folders
' Let vTemp = LOF(1): Debug.Print vTemp
'Close
End Sub
Result:
643170
Conclusions
For a file, this returns the nice Byte number. (It does not work for a folder)



The final way suggested by snb, the Windows Script Host Object Model look like it needs some more consideration, so I will look at that in the next post, https://www.excelfox.com/forum/showt...ll=1#post23918